California vs North Dakota
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:57 am
The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature
> trail.
>
> A coyote jumps out and attacks the Governor's dog, then bites the
> Governor.
>
> 1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie
> "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop because the coyote is only doing
> what is natural.
>
> 2. He calls animal control . Animal Control captures the coyote and
> bills the State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it.
>
> 3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and bills
> the State $200 testing it for diseases.
>
> 4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked
> for
> diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged.
>
> 5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game
> conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of dangerous
> animals.
>
> 6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a "coyote
> awareness program" for residents of the area.
>
> 7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better
> treat
> rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world.
>
> 8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the
> attack.
> The State spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent with additional
> special training re: the nature of coyotes.
>
> 9. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million suit
> against the State.
>
>
> North Dakota :
>
> The Governor of North Dakota is jogging with his dog along a nature trail.
> A
> Coyote jumps out and attacks his dog.
>
> 1. The Governor shoots the coyote with his State-issued pistol and
> keeps
> jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point
> cartridge.
>
> 2. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.
>
>
> And that, my friends, is why California is broke and North Dakota is not.
> trail.
>
> A coyote jumps out and attacks the Governor's dog, then bites the
> Governor.
>
> 1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie
> "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop because the coyote is only doing
> what is natural.
>
> 2. He calls animal control . Animal Control captures the coyote and
> bills the State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it.
>
> 3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and bills
> the State $200 testing it for diseases.
>
> 4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked
> for
> diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged.
>
> 5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game
> conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of dangerous
> animals.
>
> 6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a "coyote
> awareness program" for residents of the area.
>
> 7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better
> treat
> rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world.
>
> 8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the
> attack.
> The State spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent with additional
> special training re: the nature of coyotes.
>
> 9. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million suit
> against the State.
>
>
> North Dakota :
>
> The Governor of North Dakota is jogging with his dog along a nature trail.
> A
> Coyote jumps out and attacks his dog.
>
> 1. The Governor shoots the coyote with his State-issued pistol and
> keeps
> jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point
> cartridge.
>
> 2. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.
>
>
> And that, my friends, is why California is broke and North Dakota is not.
